Board of directors
Linda My Hang Tran
Board Chair
Linda is the Associate Director of the Gender Equality & Girls’ Education at Room to Read, where she provides strategic guidance to program countries across Asia and Africa.
Diep N. Vuong
Co-Founder & Board President
Diep is a seasoned senior executive with multi-sector experience in grantmaking, strategic partnerships, evaluation, financial analysis and organizational development.
Quynh T. Tran
Co-Founder & Board Secretary
Quỳnh is a partner at Bay Wealth Legal Group and counsels clients on all aspects of sophisticated estate and wealth transfer planning.
Dang Phan
Board Treasurer
Dang is an experienced real estate principal with 30+ years in investment banking, capital markets, and private equity.
Anh Kim Tran
Co-Founder & Board Member
Ánh is a child development expert and is the co-founder of Mầm Non Lá Xanh (Greenleaf Learning Center).
Jocelyn Tran
Board Member
Jocelyn is an independent Supply Chain Management Consultant with 35+ years of experience in direct private label sourcing for major U.S. retailers.
Board of advisors
Andrew Lam
Andrew is an award-winning writer and lecturer whose work focuses on the cultural landscape between East and West, issues of identity, and the Vietnamese diaspora.
Neal Newfield, PhD
Neal is an Emeritus Professor of Social Work at West Virginia University and social documentary photographer.
Susan Newfield, PhD
Susan is an Associate Professor at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and is a family therapist with extensive experience in AIDS prevention work.
Nicole Nguyen
Nicole is the Honors Program Director and an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the USF School of Management with experience in start-ups in Asia and Silicon Valley.
Thinh Nguyen
Thinh is an entrepreneur based in Saigon, Vietnam with 30+ years of experience in the software development industry across the US and Asia.
Richard C. Schmitt
Richard provides counsel to both for profit and nonprofit boards and organizations on corporate governance, strategic planning, talent inventory and acquisition, and fundraising.
Team
Diep Vuong
President
Diep is a seasoned senior executive with multi-sector experience in grantmaking, strategic partnerships, evaluation, financial analysis and organizational development.
Loan Luong
Director, Counter-Trafficking Portfolio
Loan conducts training for responders worldwide and develops curricula on life skills, child sexual abuse prevention, advocacy, and case management. Loan has 20+ years of experience in social work, project management, and business management.
Tung Hoang
Director, SEEDS
Tung has 20+ years of experience in education development programs and co-leads program activities, staff, finances, and humanitarian projects for the SEEDS program.
Diane Truong
Director, Communications & Operations
Diane advocates for women's empowerment and the investment in youth through her growing role at Pacific Links Foundation, where she is presently in charge of grant writing, reporting, and donor communications.
Hong Nguyen
Deputy Director, SEEDS
Hong has 15+ years of experience in education development. She co-leads the SEEDS program with the Director and manages Pacific Links Foundation’s online learning resources and platform.
My Loan Nguyen
Administrator, Vietnam
My Loan manages Pacific Links Foundation’s Vietnam office operations and finances.
Be Ba Phan
Program Assistant
Be Ba supports the GEMS scholarship program as an assistant. She wishes to bring better learning opportunities to the girls in the Mekong Delta
Bich Ngoc Nguyen
Program Assistant
Ngoc supports the Girl Empowerment Mekong Scholarships (GEMS) program. She is determined to keep girls in school and prevent human trafficking. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, reading news about the global economy, and looking at tattoo art.
Christina Phuong Chi Bui
Project Manager
Christina Phương Chi manages a 2-year long capacity building project for first responders and Pacific Links Foundation’s data & tech solutions.
Duyen Le
EMMI Program Coordinator
Duyen has 4+ years of experience working with vulnerable children and their families. She enjoys each moment of working with beneficiaries and strives to empower disadvantaged youth.
Hang Le
SEEDS Program Assistant
Hang manages program activities and manages relationships with partners and local schools in her role.
Hau Le
IT Admin
Hau has nearly 20 years of experience working in the networking and system field, specializing in installing, implementing and integrating IT infrastructure.
Kim Tran
Program Specialist
Kim supports grant writing, reporting, capacity building, and program initiatives within the organization.
Kim Thu Nguyen
SEEDS Program Manager
Kim Thu has 6+ years in community development programs and is driven to help economically disadvantaged Vietnamese children succeed.
Kim Nho Nguyen
GEMS Program Coordinator
Kim Nho is a former recipient of the Girls Empowerment Mekong Scholarship (GEMS), and has 5+ years of experience in youth development.
Kieu My Le
SEEDS Program Assistant
Kieu My has 4+ years of experience in social work. She is motivated to help youth thrive.
Linh Dang
GEMS-University Program Coordinator
Linh manages program activities for STEM university students, where she continues to broaden her knowledge in human rights advocacy and women’s empowerment.
Nga Dinh
SEEDS Program Assistant
Nga wants to bring equal learning opportunities for students in Vietnam and encourage them to engage with social responsibility through her role.
Nhan Le
SEEDS Program Coordinator
Nhan firmly believes in the potential of Vietnam’s future generations and the empowerment of women to become powerful agents of social change.
Nhu Vu
Operations Assistant
Nhu received her Bachelor’s Degree from An Giang University in Vietnam.
Tram Nguyen
SEEDS Program Assistant
Tram graduated from the University of Foreign Language Studies in 2019. She grew up in a small village and deeply understands the challenges that rural children face, fueling her motivation to improve the lives of disadvantaged students.
Trang Nguyen
Administrator, U.S.
Trang keeps track of our financial data and assists with administrative work.
Thanh Pham
Reintegration Program Coordinator
Thanh manages Pacific Links Foundation’s Compassion House, where she supports trafficked women and girls to reintegrate into their communities.
Current collaborators
Em Huynh
Hai Nguyen
Hue Nguyen
Huong Le
Le Khuu
Minh Chau Nguyen
Quinny Vu
Thao Pham
Tra Nguyen
Trinh Le
Past collaborators
Be Nguyen
Cat Thu Le
Dieu Hien Huynh
Dinh Kien Nguyen
Em Huynh
Hong Cuc Nguyen
Hong Van Pham
Huu Nam Dang
Khanh Linh Truong
Khanh Ly Le
Kieu Nhi Le
Kim Tiet Tieu
Le Tran
Lilian Forsyth
Mai Hanh Nguyen
Mimi Vu
Minh Giang Nguyen
Minh Hai Tran
Minh Loan Nguyen
My Linh Ho
My Ngan Huynh
Ngoc Anh Nguyen
Ngoc Tuyen Le
Nguyen Nhi Bui
Nhu Hoa Pham
Phuong Thao Nguyen
Thanh Khiet Do
Thanh Xuan Le
Thien Khiem Nguyen
Thu Thao Bui
Thu Trang Tran
Thuc Uyen Huynh
Tram Ho
Truc Quynh Ho
Tuyet Nga Tran
Tuyet Van Huynh
Tuyet Vo
Van Hien Truong
Xuan Thuy Huynh
